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🗞️ Deadly Swiss bar fire exposes years of missed safety inspections

Fire safety inspections had not been carried out since 2019 at the bar in Switzerland where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/deadly-swiss-bar-fire-exposes-years-missed-safety-inspections

🗞️ Landslide blocks Junction main road in St Mary

The roadway leading into Kingston in the vicinity of Broadgate, at the eastern end of the Junction main road in St Mary, is now impassable due to a major landslide. The landslide,...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/landslide-blocks-junction-main-road-st-mary

📻 PM and education minister to tour schools being repaired following hurricane Melissa

Several schools sustained significant damage during the passage of hurricane Melissa last October.

This led to the closure of some institutions while others were used as shelters.

...

Source: IRIE FM

🔗 https://iriefm.net/pm-and-education-minister-to-tour-schools-being-repaired-following-hurricane-melissa

📻 Relatives protest fatal shooting in St. Toolis Manchester

The names of the men have not been released.

According to the police the men engaged them in an armed confrontation.

The post Relatives protest fatal shooting in St. Toolis Manches...

Source: IRIE FM

🔗 https://iriefm.net/relatives-protest-fatal-shooting-in-st-toolis-manchester

🗞️ Sykes on the warpath

Sykes on the warpath...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/sykes-on-the-warpath

🗞️ Don’t rest on gains

Don’t rest on gains...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/dont-rest-gains

🗞️ NWC delivers aid to care home in St James

The National Water Commission’s Eastern (NWC’s) maintenance team donated essential supplies to the Ultimate Care Centre in Catherine Hall, St James, redirecting funds from their ye...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/nwc-delivers-aid-care-home-st-james

🗞️ Woman Ignite Success Summit returns with a call to ‘Elevate’

At a time when many women are navigating uncertainty, rebuilding after disruption, and repositioning themselves for what comes next, the Woman Ignite Success Summit (WISS) 2026 is ...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/woman-ignite-success-summit-returns-call-elevate

🗞️ Excelerate supports recovery with holiday outreach

Excelerate Energy delivered toys and humanitarian aid to more than 2,500 children and families across Old Harbour Bay, Clarendon, Montego Bay and other parishes during the Christma...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/excelerate-supports-recovery-holiday-outreach

🗞️ Don’t rest on gains

Don’t rest on gains...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/dont-rest-gains

🗞️ Gordon looking to arrest Spanish Town Police’s JPL safety

Gordon looking to arrest Spanish Town Police’s JPL safety...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/gordon-looking-arrest-spanish-town-polices-jpl-safety

🗞️ Partygoers toast new year at Sunrise

Partygoers toast new year at...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/partygoers-toast-new-year-sunrise

🗞️ ‘NO WAR ON ATHLETES’

‘Athletes aren’t pawns’...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/no-war-athletes

🗞️ Sykes on the warpath

Sykes on the warpath...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/sykes-on-the-warpath

🗞️ Partygoers toast new year at Sunrise

Partygoers toast new year at...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/partygoers-toast-new-year-sunrise

🗞️ Gordon looking to arrest Spanish Town Police’s JPL safety

Gordon looking to arrest Spanish Town Police’s JPL safety...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/gordon-looking-arrest-spanish-town-polices-jpl-safety

🗞️ ‘NO WAR ON ATHLETES’

‘Athletes aren’t pawns’...

Source: Jamaica Observer

🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/06/no-war-athletes

🌟 Bracing for headwinds

A key sector leader has argued that despite the severe disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa, which the International Monetary Fund estimates could depress economic output by between eight and 13 pe...

Source: Lead Stories

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20260106/bracing-headwinds

🌟 Chief justice renews call for greater judicial control over capital budget

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has renewed calls for the judiciary to be given control of its capital budget, while questioning the Government’s silence on repairs to courthouses damaged by Hurricane Melis...

Source: Lead Stories

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20260106/chief-justice-renews-call-greater-judicial-control-over-capital-budget

🗞️ Woman Ignite Success Summit returns with a call to ‘Elevate’

At a time when many women are navigating uncertainty, rebuilding after disruption, and repositioning themselves for what comes next, the Woman Ignite Success Summit (WISS) 2026 is returning with a tim...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/woman-ignite-success-summit-returns-call-elevate

🗞️ NWC delivers aid to care home in St James

The National Water Commission’s Eastern (NWC’s) maintenance team donated essential supplies to the Ultimate Care Centre in Catherine Hall, St James, redirecting funds from their year-end celebration t...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/nwc-delivers-aid-care-home-st-james

🗞️ Excelerate supports recovery with holiday outreach

Excelerate Energy delivered toys and humanitarian aid to more than 2,500 children and families across Old Harbour Bay, Clarendon, Montego Bay and other parishes during the Christmas season. In Old H...

Source: News

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260106/excelerate-supports-recovery-holiday-outreach

🌟 From financial turmoil to ownership

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Mark Nicely, secretary general and a former president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), says the purchase and opening of the organisation’s Western Regional Offices came ...

Source: Lead Stories

🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20260106/financial-turmoil-ownership